USN-1988-1: Cyrus SASL vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1988-1
9th October, 2013
cyrus-sasl2 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.04
Summary
Cyrus SASL could be made to crash if it processed specially crafted input.
Software description
- cyrus-sasl2 - Cyrus Simple Authentication and Security Layer
Details
It was discovered that Cyrus SASL incorrectly handled certain invalid
password salts. An attacker could use this issue to cause Cyrus SASL to
crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 13.04:
- libsasl2-2 2.1.25.dfsg1-6ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.
References
via Ubuntu Security Notices http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1988-1/